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Mid Glamorgan memories
Riding The Bike
This photo was taken in 1963, my husband was the boy on the bike. He said that it was taken on a Saturday afternoon. The chapel on the right of this view has now been demolished.
Wrong Year
That's me on the bike, my wife said it was 1963 but in fact it was 1962, early summer. At that time I was using my step-father's surname of Price. The policeman standing outside the post office was Sgt Brown.
Treorchy
I was born on High Street in Treorchy in 1959 in the house that belonged to my grandparents and that my mother still lives in today! We moved to Stafford in 1962 for work for my Dad but came to visit Treorchy a few times a year. I remember going to the park with the swings and the witches hat and the "boat" which was somewhere in the vicinity of the picture here. I recall a little shop on the corner which sold penny ice lollies which my brother and I would always buy. And I recall in the field outside of the playground, there was a hut, and some bands used to practice in there. We could always here the music and I think one of the bands was The Strawbs. Not certain, cant find any record of it but I am pretty sure they used to practice there. I remember going to get ice cream at the bracchis in Treorchy, and... Read more
Visits to Aunty May's
I loved to visit my Aunty May’s house in Rhonnda Terrace, Ferndale. She was my grandfather’s sister, a lovely jolly person always happy, and she loved us kids coming to visit. We had to do a good bit of traveling to get there, but it was worth it. I remember Ferndale was really hilly, really steep, you would be out of breath when you reached Aunty May’s house, but what a welcome, what a terrific aunt! Then I would visit the park nearby, a lovely place with a small lake, where you could hire a small rowing boat. I had friends there that I would only see once a year. We would mainly go to the park, it was safe, surrounded by mountains and trees, and at home-time Aunty May would have made me a delicious rice pudding, nobody made it like her – great. For my beautiful Aunty May, thank you for the great times when I was a kid.
Saturdays
I went to Ferndale nearly every Saturday with my Mum and brother to visit my grandparents and my Great Aunt and Uncle. My grandparents, the Gambles, lived in Brynhyfryd and we would get off the bus at the bottom of the hill on the Strand and walk up the steep steps to the house. We would spend lunchtime and early afternoon there and then we would walk down to New Street and spend the late afternoon having tea with my Great Aunt and Uncle Pope. Then we would walk to the end of New Street and catch a bus back to Cardiff by the garage. I always enjoyed these visits because I used to get at least 2 sets of pocket money at the end of the visits! I should be a millionaire but I'd rather have my memories!
Ferndale
In 2007 I visited Ferndale as part of a trip to the UK, and I took the opportunity of visiting places where my family lived. Ferndale was the place where my ancestors lived prior to emigrating to Australia in 1886. I wonder if anyone would know of the family. William Phillips (Collier, born 1852 in Neath), married Rachel Thomas (born Llaneth-Verdre 1852) in 1875/76. There was a connection with a Gellideg Isaf Farm. Also I found this on a church site:
"Tabor 'old chapel' was built in 1829 by a group of Congregationalists or Independents who had previously worshipped in a cottage near Gellideg Isaf Farm. The land was leased to them by Mr Henry Thomas, Gellideg." I wonder if this Henry Thomas was the same as in my family.
I saw Gellideg Isaf Farm on a memory posted by Roy Williams who was born at Gellideg Isaf Farm, Maes-y-cwmmer. William Phillips came to Stockton, NSW, Australia and was a founder of the Congregational Church there.
Anyway, this may... Read more
Video of Treherbert
I'm uploading my video archive of Treherbert, just search my Archive folder at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzXQHnMnhr8
